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OpenText AccuRev vs TFS comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 15, 2024

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Categories and Ranking

OpenText AccuRev
Ranking in Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites
22nd
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
8
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
TFS
Ranking in Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites
9th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
99
Ranking in other categories
Test Management Tools (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2026, in the Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites category, the mindshare of OpenText AccuRev is 1.1%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of TFS is 4.3%, up from 4.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
TFS4.3%
OpenText AccuRev1.1%
Other94.6%
Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites
 

Featured Reviews

Sameh-Hablas - PeerSpot reviewer
CEO - Director General & Founder Ai/ IT Expert - Digital Transformation at Al Danah Information Systems Solutions
Helps us with our compliance goals, native quality management systems and with the legacy systems in our organization
To improve the product, it needs some enhancement to the application's interface to be more user-friendly. The product has all the features that we need and we can depend upon it. My issue with the product is that it is not easy to use without a guide or a proper manual. That is my point. It is not very friendly to use. For example, we may need the application to be more friendly in other sorts of ways. If we have an integrated module that allows access to the features we want through one click, you do not need to make it two or three clicks on the screen. The interface can be better designed to easily provide access to the features you need. The feature I would like to see in the next release is just for it to be more friendly to use and to be like a smart application that intuits your movement through the application. It needs to be something that works smoothly and intelligent without any complicated navigation of screens.
PF
Angular C Full Stack Developer at Great American Insurance
Simplified task creation enhances seamless development workflow
We use TFS for our Agile board to handle our sprints, epics, stories, and tasks, tracking how work is progressing. It is also a repository for managing code changes TFS integrates seamlessly with Visual Studio and Azure Cloud, facilitating continuous integration and continuous deployment, which…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"AccuRev is a better tool in general."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is taking snapshots while doing the execution of the test cases."
"I have used many solutions throughout my career, but this is the best there is."
"The most valuable feature is the Business Process Testing feature, BPT, because it brings in the most revenue."
"Customer Service: Excellent. Our original pre-sales technical contact is now in a different position within the sales organization, but is still willing to field questions, and get the right resources involved to speed up the delivery of customer service."
"Easy to use on Window platform."
"The solution is very scalable and it's been quite scalable for our organization's purpose."
"The product has all the features that we for application managementat a lower cost."
"TFS can support multiple code repositories (example: Git, TFS, CVS, etc.) via plugins, which is really a nice feature."
"We are able to manage the work more effectively."
"I have found almost all of the features valuable because it integrates well with your Microsoft products. If a client is using the entire Microsoft platform, then TFS would be definitely preferable. It integrates with the digital studio development environment as well."
"With TFS online, now everything is in the cloud, it is tidy and easy to compare and restore, especially my unfinished work, where I use the shelving changes feature."
"We use TFS for forecast management."
"It is a stable solution."
"I like the Kanban board. It is very useful in terms of seeing who is working on what and what the current status of work is."
"Because we have the capability of being able to provide the traceability that they require, it helps us with laying out what they need for their validation efforts."
 

Cons

"Source code conflicts are like evil twins."
"It is difficult to gain experience with the product because resources and documentation for learning are not available."
"My issue with the product is that it is not easy to use without a guide or a proper manual."
"What I'm missing from the solution is a repository for the code. Something like Git, for example. Some sort of depository for the code that is embedded."
"Because AccuRev is a centralized SCM, Microfocus will always need to work to improve performance relative to distributed SCM."
"The pricing should be more competitive."
"Stability needs improvement. It has some minor defects that could be improved."
"In the next release, I would like to have a repository for the code which is embedded. Apart from that, it has everything I need."
"Since the TFS was an on-prem solution, the private network accessibility was restricted."
"We encounter issues with backups."
"There are glitches, such as runners getting stuck, deployments generating errors, and it's becoming outdated."
"TFS needs to be stable."
"There are many things that I cannot do, and I have a lot of bugs."
"The continuous integration and continuous delivery should begin with DSS."
"The project management side should be addressed and the project and release planning should be somewhat extended."
"It has been really dated. When you start to work more in an agile environment, it is not really that flexible. They tried to replicate the look and feel of Jira, but it is not quite there. It was nice to use in the past, but it is not as flexible now with the changing development environments and methodologies."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is a lower cost than other top competetors."
"The price of the solution is cheaper than other competitors and it is a per-user license."
"You will need to obtain server and account licenses."
"TFS is more competitively priced than some other solutions."
"TFS is expensive, and the licensing costs are yearly. I rate the tool's pricing an eight out of ten."
"It is an expensive solution."
"The tool's licensing costs are yearly."
"If running TFS on-premise is expensive, maybe you could consider moving to the Cloud and use the Visual Studio Team Services."
"I wouldn't say that this tool is cheap or expensive but in the middle."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
19%
Financial Services Firm
16%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Comms Service Provider
6%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Construction Company
8%
Computer Software Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise2
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business16
Midsize Enterprise26
Large Enterprise64
 

Questions from the Community

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Which is better - TFS or Azure DevOps?
TFS and Azure DevOps are different in many ways. TFS was designed for admins, and only offers incremental improvements. In addition, TFS seems complicated to use and I don’t think it has a very fri...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for TFS?
While I do not know the exact pricing, TFS is likely more expensive than GitLab.
What needs improvement with TFS?
From a testing perspective, while the build and deploy automation capability and pipeline integration are already present to a great extent, these are areas where TFS can improve further.
 

Also Known As

Micro Focus AccuRev, AccuRev
Team Foundation Server
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Akcelerant, SDL, CSG, Avid Technology Inc., Azimuth Systems Inc, Drivecam, Endgame, f5 Networks, Follett Software, Hyland Software, Indanet, Kronos, McAfee
Vendex KBB IT Services, Info Support, Fujitsu Consulting, TCSC, Airways New Zealand, HP
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